A Google
Korea spokeswoman confirmed that officials visited the office earlier today
"to investigate how cellphones and tablets that run on Google's Android
operating system collect information about users' location,"according
toMarket Watch.

She added
that Google intends to "fully cooperate with the investigation."

The
investigation comes at a time of increased scrutiny over how wireless carriers,
app developers, and handset makers collect and share private location data.
Just last week, news broke thatU.S.
lawmakers were looking into these practices, urging the various
stakeholders to be subject to privacy laws.